Did Disney just shade a duchess? The 2023 remake of The Little Mermaid contains what seems to be a dig at Princess Kate.In one scene of the film, which hits theaters on May 26, Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King) tries to guess Ariel’s (Halle Bailey) name after she sacrifices her voice in exchange for legs, Us Weekly can confirm.
Eric’s first guess is Diana, seemingly a nod to Prince Harry‘s late mother, Princess Diana.Eric guesses Catherine next, prompting a dismissive reaction from Ariel.
He then concludes that her name is absolutely not Catherine. The line appears to be a dig at Kate, 41, who has had her differences with Harry, 38, and wife Meghan Markle over the years.The movie’s protagonists have several subtle similarities to real-life royal pair Meghan and Harry as a biracial couple from two different worlds.
The Suits alum even previously compared herself to the mermaid princess.In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies“I was sitting in Nottingham cottage and The Little Mermaid came on,” the California native recalled during her and Harry’s March 2021 CBS tell-all interview. “It came on and I was like, ‘Well, I’m here all the time I might as well watch this,’ and I went, ‘Oh, my God, she falls in love with the prince and because of that she loses her voice.’ … But in the end, she gets her voice back.’”Meghan’s comments came after she and the Duke of Sussex — who tied the knot in 2018 — stepped back from their roles as senior royals in 2020.
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